Why I left Maryland (Baltimore, Perry Hall: mortgage, townhouse, buy)

[sbyman]

Originally Posted by skargo

The despot's heel is on thy shore, Maryland!
His torch is at thy temple door, Maryland!
Avenge the patriotic gore That flecked the streets of Baltimore,
And be the battle queen of yore, Maryland! My Maryland!

Hark to an exiled son's appeal, Maryland!
My mother State! to thee I kneel, Maryland!
For life and death, for woe and weal, Thy peerless chivalry reveal,
And gird they beauteous limbs with steel, Maryland! My Maryland!

Thou wilt not cower in the dust, Maryland!
Thy beaming sword shall never rust, Maryland!
Remember Carroll's sacred trust, Remember Howard's warlike thrust,-
And all they slumberers with the just, Maryland! My Maryland!

Come! 'tis the red dawn of the day, Maryland!
Come with thy panoplied array, Maryland!
With Ringgold's spirit for the fray, With Watson's blood at Monterey,
With fearless Lowe and dashing May, Maryland! My Maryland!

Come! for thy shield is bright and strong, Maryland!
Come! for thy dalliance does thee wrong, Maryland!
Come to thine own heroic throng, Stalking wtih Liberty along,
And chaunt thy dauntless slogan song, Maryland! My Maryland!

Dear Mother! burst the tyrant's chain, Maryland!
Virginia should not call in vain, Maryland!
She meets her sisters on the plain- "Sic semper!" 'tis the proud refrain
That baffles minions back again, Maryland! My Maryland!

I see the blush upon thy cheek, Maryland!
For thou wast ever bravely meek, Maryland!
But lo! there surges forth a shriek From hill to fill, from creek to creek-
Potomac calls to Chesapeake, Maryland! My Maryland!

Thou wilt not yield the vandal toll, Maryland!
Thou wilt not crook to his control, Maryland!
Better the fire upon thee roll, Better the blade, the shot, the bowl,
Than crucifixion of the soul, Maryland! My Maryland!

I hear the distant thunder-hum, Maryland!
The Old Line's bugle, fife, and drum, Maryland!
She is not dead, nor deaf, nor dumb- Huzza! she spurns the Northern scum!
She breathes! she burns! she'll come! she'll come! Maryland! My Maryland!

thankyou thankyou!

[Jim Finn]

..The Hwys are congested because everyyyyone wants to go to the beach...

Congested because they do not build any new freeways! They have "Studied" the "Inter county connector" (A new highway) for 40years!

[SouthrnMama]

[quote=Judge Terror;928135]

Originally Posted by Maryland Chick

Yes but Maryland stayed in the Union side during the American Civil War. Never joined the Confederate States of America.

Yes, MD was part of the Union, but that is not what classifies a state as a southern state. The answer to the question is MD is a southern state because it is below the Mason-Dixon line (we are called the Old Line State for a reason). Now, The south doesn't want us (calls us yankees) because we were in the Union. The north calls us Dixie, because we are below the mason-dixon line. No one wants us!

[SouthrnMama]

P.S. Maryland is a WONDERFUL state. (i have a tatto of a MD blue crab on my foot!) If you want city living-move to B-more. You want to ski, go to Allegany county. You want the beach? Ocean city! Slow paced life? Eastern Shore! Boating? Annapolis! We have the Naval Academy! The best Community College in the U.S. You can get ANYTHING you want in MD. And the highways and road rage? My husband is a truck driver...he says it isn't a MD thing, it is an East Coast thing...and I agree.

[westsideboy]

What Community College are you refering to Southernmama?

[SouthrnMama]

Originally Posted by westsideboy

What Community College are you refering to Southernmama?

Anne Arundel Community College is the nuber one C.C. in the united states. At leaste, last year it was.

[123 repeater]

Baltimore is very safe in some sections but dangerous in others. Just like any of the major cities in the U.S.

[NoHometoCallMyOwn]

Originally Posted by Judge Terror

1. High Cost of Living

2. Maryland has one of the highest population density in the United States with 542 people per square mile.

3. Rude People.

4. Congested Roads which fuels Road Rage.

5. There's no great in-state rivalry for College Football. (We're missing out from such matchups other states have like Texas vs. Texas A & M, Alabama vs. Auburn, South Carolina vs. Clemson, and many more.)

6. Too many D.C. Elites lives in Maryland. They are disconnected from reality.

7. High Taxes

8. High rate of Crime in Baltimore City and Prince George's County, enough said.

9. The Tyranny of Montgomery County where they regulate everything to death. (No smoking in any of restaurants, bars, despite it is a private establishment and should be free from government intrusion)

10. One Party Machine in the State where they control virtually everything in the State.

If you live in the State of Maryland and you have a brain. Get out! Now I'm living in the American South, in the Great State of South Carolina.

God, I want out of this state so much! Central Maryland is like another version of the worst parts of New Jersey. Everything you said is true, plus some. Rude, obnoxious people added to having to live in ridiculously close proximity to one another and throw in the stress of high costs of living, you have a volatile mix.

Plus, there is nothing in this state that justifies housing prices. I've seen 500 square foot houses, or smaller, across the street from things like fire stations being sold for as much as half a million dollars.

[lagunacat]

Originally Posted by Judge Terror

South Carolina is the location of only BMW factory in the United States. We have low taxes, low cost of living and a well educated work force that convinced the Germans to establish their first North American Factory in Greenville, South Carolina. .

The only thing that convinced BMW to relocate was cheap land and very attractive tax breaks. The well educated work force, well they relocated there as did 100 of businesses that do business with BMW. I heard the traffic in that corridor is now a nightmare.

[Skimom53]

I totally agree; I spent a sentence of six yrs in nouveaux riche Potomac. It was lovely to look at, but the inhabitants were very divorced from reality--- limousine liberal types. I was happy with my kids' schools, and the $$$ I made on the sale of the house. At the same time, everything was taxed to the gills and extremely expensive. So much happier across the river in VA!